The Hogback Mountain Conservation Association (HMCA) invites you to their annual Summer Meeting, Wednesday, August 3, 2016, 7:00 pm, at Memorial Hall, Wilmington, this year featuring an illustrated lecture by ski historian Jeremy Davis, founder of the New England Lost Ski Areas Project. Here’s how Jeremy describes his talk:

“Today, only fourteen ski areas are open and active in southern Vermont. But hidden amongst the hills and mountains of southern Vermont are the remnants of sixty former ski areas, their slopes returning to forest and their lifts decaying. In this presentation, I look into the over-investment, local competition, weather variation, changing skier habits, insurance costs and just plain bad luck that caused these ski areas to succumb and melt back into the landscape. From larger ski areas like Hogback and Maple Valley, to Clinton Gilbert's farm in Woodstock, where the very first rope tow began operation in the winter of 1934, these once popular ski areas left an indelible trace on the hearts of their ski communities and the history of southern Vermont.”

Come early for a chance to meet and chat with HMCA Directors, your friends and neighbors, and the speaker, Jeremy Davis, who will be selling and autographing his books. Doors open at 6:30. The program starts at 7:00, Wednesday, August 3, Memorial Hall, 14 W. Main St., Wilmington (next to the Crafts Inn just west of the stoplights on Route 9). The program is free and open to the public. Donations will be accepted to support the trails and programs at the Hogback Mountain Conservation Area in Marlboro.

Never heard of the New England Lost Ski Areas Project? Check out their web site: nelsap.org. And of course, check out the Hogback Mountain Conservation Association web site, too: hogbackvt.org, or look for us on Facebook. Questions? Contact us at hogbackvt@gmail.org.

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